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At night, a large painted clay figure of a fierce deity stands on a purple-draped wooden cart or float, holding a trident-like staff and a sword-like implement, with gold crown, earrings and armour-like ornaments. Several men pull or steady the cart from the front and side; one bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold border and sacred thread stands in front, while another man in a rust-orange jacket and a woman in a lavender top help push from the right. Bright floodlights and a field fence are behind.

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Night photograph of a large painted deity murti on a wooden cart or palanquin, with red face, gold crown, gold necklaces and armlets, holding a staff, under bright lights. Several men carry or push the float from below: a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a gold-bordered cloth, a man in white shirt, and a man in an orange-brown shirt at right, with a dark-clothed person at left. The setting is an open night ground with a lit fence behind.2016-03-02 +1 copiesNight procession photographed with a bright floodlight and a circular lens flare. A large painted deity murti with a crown and a raised staff stands on a decorated ratha-style cart with purple cloth. A man in a white shirt films with a video camera on the left. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a gold border walks beside the cart. Several men in white and dark shirts push or steady the cart on a dirt road. Other people stand in the background near a fence.2016-03-02Night procession at an outdoor ground strung with multicoloured fairy lights. On a yellow wooden cart, a large painted effigy with a red face, golden crown and gold armour raises a club, with a lit oil lamp held in front of it. Devotees in orange and saffron cloth stand around the cart, some holding its wheels or pushing it. On the left, men in white dhotis and shawls, one with a bare upper body and a long wooden staff with a metal tip, stand watching. A blue-roofed vehicle and a few onlookers sit on the right.2016-11-05March 02 20162016-03-02 +1 copiesNovember 05 20162016-11-05March 02 20162016-03-02 +2 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02 +3 copiesNight procession on a wooden flatbed cart pulled by a red tractor, lit by bright lamps and string lights. A large painted effigy of a demon with a fierce red-and-green face, golden crown and armour holds a stick, seated before a leafy tree. Around the cart, men in orange and red dhotis and rudraksha malas pull and steady the platform. On the left, an older man with white hair and spectacles wears a white dhoti and orange shawl, standing among devotees in saffron clothing. The scene suggests a festival procession with a demon figure.2016-11-05November 05 20162016-11-05March 02 20162016-03-02 +3 copiesMarch 02 20162016-03-02Night procession scene at an outdoor festival. A large painted effigy of a demon figure stands on a gold-coloured wooden platform, with an orange and red face, moustache, golden crown and armour, a black garment, and a raised golden club and drum-like cymbal in its hands. Behind it a blue canopy and strings of coloured lights decorate the grounds. In the foreground a devotee holds a tall spear-like staff with a flag, and a few people stand to the left, including a bald man in white clothes with a shawl and a man in a white shirt. Several people are visible in the crowd, some in red and white clothes.2016-11-05